Medical Director, Medical Affairs

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a medical subject matter expert specializing in treatment-resistant depression, interventional psychiatry, and innovative psychiatric treatments.

• Offer clinical insights and recommendations to guide Medical Affairs priorities and initiatives.

• Assess clinical trial outcomes, scientific literature, and treatment guidelines to shape medical strategy and decision-making.

• Collaborate with Scientific Communications, Medical Information, Medical Education, and Field Medical leadership.

• Identify clinical advancements and practice considerations for future Medical Affairs priorities.

• Provide medical expertise for prospective therapeutic indications and pipeline opportunities.

• Lead research proposals and evidence-generation initiatives within Medical Affairs.

• Work together on research concepts, protocols, and analysis plans.

• Offer medical oversight for sponsored research, real-world evidence studies, observational research, and post-approval evidence generation.

• Review investigator-initiated research proposals and external research collaborations.

• Analyze and disseminate findings through publications and presentations at congresses.

• Lead or participate in advisory boards, expert consultations, congresses, and professional society meetings.

• Engage with external experts regarding clinical evidence, treatment methodologies, and novel psychiatric interventions.

• Foster scientific exchange, therapeutic area education, and interpretation of field medical insights.

• Assist in the creation of publications, scientific presentations, medical education materials, and Medical Information resources.

• Participate in the Medical, Legal, and Regulatory review committee.

• Evaluate scientific claims, clinical data, and medical content for accuracy, balance, relevance, and consistency of evidence.

• Collaborate with Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, Clinical Development, Clinical Sciences, Safety, HEOR, and other functions.

• Support responses to intricate scientific inquiries from healthcare professionals.

• Report to the Executive Director of Medical Affairs.

⛳️ Requirements

• MD or DO degree from a recognized medical institution.

• Clinical training and proven expertise in psychiatry.

• In-depth knowledge of treatment-resistant depression and current psychiatric treatment strategies.

• Experience in clinical research, academic medicine, pharmaceutical development, Medical Affairs, or a related scientific or clinical environment.

• Capacity to critically assess clinical research, interpret complex data, and communicate findings to various medical and scientific audiences.

• Experience in contributing to clinical research, scientific publications, medical education, or other evidence-generation efforts.

• Strong grasp of clinical research methodologies, evidence-based medicine, and scientific communication principles.

• Ability to effectively engage with senior medical and scientific stakeholders.

• Skill in managing multiple initiatives and collaborating efficiently across multidisciplinary teams.

• Employment rights in the country of application; employment visa sponsorship is not available.

• Preferred: Board certification in Psychiatry.

• Preferred: Experience in interventional psychiatry, including esketamine, ketamine, transcranial magnetic stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy, or psychedelic therapeutics.

• Preferred: Previous experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or related industry roles.

• Preferred: Experience in developing research proposals, clinical protocols, real-world evidence studies, or investigator-initiated research initiatives.

• Preferred: Established relationships within psychiatry, especially in TRD, interventional psychiatry, or emerging psychiatric therapeutics.

• Preferred: Experience in leading scientific advisory boards, expert consensus initiatives, or external scientific collaborations.

• Preferred: Familiarity with pharmaceutical medical review processes, MLR governance, and regulatory requirements regarding scientific communications.

• Preferred: Experience supporting late-stage clinical development, product launch preparation, or early commercialization activities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Base salary, discretionary bonus, and equity.

• Flexibility and generous time off.

• Parental and reproductive support.

• Health and medical benefits.

• Mental health and wellbeing support.

• Financial health benefits.

• Reasonable accommodation during the interview process.